<p><em><strong>"The best college guide you can buy." ?USA Today</strong></em></p> <p>The #1 bestselling college guide, from the top name in college admissions!</p> <p>For more than 20 years, this leading guide to more than 330 colleges and universities has been an indispensable source of information for college-bound students and their parents. Hip, honest and straightforward, <strong>Fiske Guide to Colleges 2010</strong> delivers an insider's look at the academic climates and the social and extracurricular scenes at the "best and most interesting" schools in the US, plus Canada and Great Britain. Includes:</p> <ul> <li>Fiske's exclusive academic, social, and quality-of-life ratings </li> <li>The 40+ schools that deliver the best education at the most reasonable costs</li> <li>Lists of each school's strongest majors and programs</li> <li>Candid tips from each school's current students </li> <li>A self-quiz to help students understand which college is right for them </li> <li>Vital information on how to apply</li> <li>"Overlap" listings to help students expand their options</li> </ul> <p>FISKE: THE INDEPENDENT VOICE FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS<br> Why do students, parents and high school counselors trust and recommend Edward B. Fiske and the Fiske Guide to Colleges more than any other guide? Quite simply, they're fiercely independent:</p> <ul> <li>An author in touch: The incredible write-ups for more than 330 schools come not from a corporation, but from the former education editor of the New York Times, one of the leading experts in college admissions.</li> <li> No hype from the colleges: The Fiske Guide accepts no consulting, advertising or other fees from colleges and has no outside consortium of colleges working on its behalf.</li> <li> Nothing to sell: There are no counseling, essay-writing, tutoring, consulting, or other services Fiske Guide is trying to sell; just great information about great schools. </li> </ul>